Improvement in ear-ring supporters



1. P. TRYNER-l Improvement in Earl-Rin L"ubplpbrters No. 130,771.Patented Aug. 2o, 1872.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES P. TRYNER, OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN EAR-RING SUPPORTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 130,771, dated August20, 1872.

Aer for ear-rings, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a side view, and Fig. 2 a front view, of the supporter. Fig.3 is a longitudinal section of a but-ton forming part of the supporter.

A represents a gold wire, of suitable thick 'ness to t around the backof the ear, the upper end a of the same being bent downward to catch onthe front of the ear. Plated wire will of course answer'the samepurpose. The lower end of the wire A is bent horizontally outward, sothat a part, b, will be behind the point of the ear. It is then bentdownward and upward, forming the loop or hook d, in which the point ofthe ear is placed. At the lower end of this hook is a small eye or ring,e, in which the ear-ring or pendant may be attached. Upon the extremeend of the hook d Awhich points upward is attached 'a head, B,

through which passes a hollow stem, f. This stem should be longer thanthe thickness of the head, and is at each end provided with a disk, h.Upon the inner end of the hollow stem f, and running longitudinally withit, are two han ges, M, which pass through slots made for that purposein the head B. After the wire A has been placed on the ear and the pointof the ear inserted in the hook d, the stem f, with its disks, ispressed inward against the-ear until the anges fi t' clear the head B,when the whole stem is turned in either direction, Inaking the flangescome against the solid lpart of the head, thus keeping the entiresupporter in place. This button or fastening may be ornamented in anydesired manner, and may be provided with a cap for covering the same.The upper end a of the wire will be left straight, and the party sellingthem will bend the wire to fit the ear they are intended for.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, isv 1. The combination of the headB, stem f,

disks h h, and ilanges t' i, substantially as andA for the purposesherein set forth.

2. The combination of the wire A, having the bent parts b d, with thehead B, stemf, disks h h, and flanges t' yi, all constructed andarranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this28th day of May, 1872.

' JAMES P. TRYNER.

Witnesses: l

J. H. DUFFEY,

JAMES M. BREWER.

